Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-05-05

and 10 the use Of the state or enforced by indlct
ment. The county attorney for the county where
the penaltits are incurred shall prosecute there
for at tho direction Of the insurance commissioner.
or may prosecute therefor on complaint made 20
him bv snv citizen. and he shall be entitled to tax
able costs in the enforcement Of this statute.
Section t. Section eighty seven OF chapter for
ty-ntne of the revised statutes Is hereby amended,
so that said section as amended, snail READ as
follows
company shall be admitted to do business in the
state unless it has bona hde paid up, unimpaired
capital, if stock company, of at least two hun,
dred thousand dollars well invested in or secured
by real estate, bonds stock, or securities other than
names alone or if a mutual company net cash as
sets u the amount aforesaid; and no foreign life,
casualty health, or live stock insurance company
shall be admitted unless it has a bona tide, paid
M uninpaired capital IL stock company, of at
least oua hundred thousand dollars, we'll invested
in or secured 10y real estate, bonds stock, or secu
rites other than name. alone; or II mutual com
pany net cash assets TO the amount aforesaid
And no stipulatons conditions shall deprive the
courts of this state of jurisdiction of actions
against such companies, nor limit the time of com
Gnencing them TO period Of less than two years
from the time when the cause of action accrues;
provided, that this section does not apply to any
foreign company admitted before March twenty
ak eighteen hundred and seventy i've
tApproved March II, iHs7l
Chapter ir0.
AN ACT to tx the salary Of the Treasurer o. state,
AMI the compensation Of CLERKS In the Treasury
office.
Section / The salary Of the treasurer Of State
shall be axed at two thousand duilars per annum,
from and after January one, eighteen hundred and
eikhty-seyen, and the SUN of three thousand dot
lars annually, shall be allowed for clerk hire IN the
treasury office.
Section : All acts and parts Of acts Inconsistent
with tie provisions Of this at are hereby repealed
Approved March u, 1885,.
Chapter iii.
AN ACT 70 amend sections ffty-two dftythree
and ntty-f Of chapter eighty two OF the
Revised statutes relating 10 suits by and against
Bank rupts
Be Il enacted, &c. As follows
Section /. Section htty-two of chapter eighty
two OF the revised statutes Is hereby amended, by
inserting after the word bankrupt, IN the hrst
line thereof the words 'or iDsoIvent, SO that
SAID section amended, shall read IS follows.
section 81. person who la. been declared A
bankrupt, or an iusUiyent may maintain an acton
re- pectlng his former property IN his own name
uniess objection Is made by plea ln abatement, II
before anal udmrilt the assent Of his assignee IS
aled N Otcr OF the CLERK " the court IA which
tbs action Is pending,
section D. section ffty-thrce OF said chapter is
hereby amended by inserting after the word
bankruptcy" N the second line thereof, the
words or insolvency, that said section as
amended, shall read ~ follows
section 81. Actions IN which actual attach
ment OF property was made tour months PRIOR to
the ding OF a petition IN bankruptcy or insolvency
by any defendant therein, shall be disposed OF
section 3. section hity-tUur OF said chapter ls
hereby amended, by Inserting alter the word
'bAnkru ptey' N the nrst and second lines thereof,
the words 'UT Insolvency, and after the word
.bankruptcY' In the third line thereof. the words
sor insolvency. and after the word bankrupt IN
the same line, the words or an insovent, and alter
the word bankrupt IN the nt.h line thereof, the
words or lusolvent, and after the word bank
rupt IN the eighth line thereof, the words or Isol-
vent, that SAID section amended shall read rs
follows.
section 81. All other actions for recovery of
debt provab!e IN bankruptcy or insolvency, when
II appears that any defendant therein has ned hls
r.afIt II tlIkEugt4Y insolvency been
atjulsed a bankrupt or an insolTent, Oh petition OF
h.s cre,utOrs before alter the committeeman Of
the suit shall be continued until the bankrupt Or
in,oiyeut proceedings are closed unless the PLAIN
tn strikes such defendants name from the suit,
which he may DO without costs but wien such
defendant does not Jill ,euce IN the prosecution
OF his bankrupt ar ins9.rrnt Proceedngs, after one
term /, notice to him, in writing from the plaintiff,
the court may refuse further delay
Section l. THIS act shall take effect when
approved and affect peuimg actions.
lApproyed March a. io87I